Universal Design for Learning is the idea of having multiple and flexible means of conveying information, expressing understanding, and engaging in learning; in essence, UDL provides choice.
With more than 22 years as a writer and neurodiversity advocate under his belt, Jonathan Mooney talks about the core values of his work, from reframing “the problem”—not the person with learning differences; rather the way the differences are treated—to the shift from remediation to universal design with accommodations for all learners.
Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney talks about how we, as society, need to integrate neurodiversity into our broader conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Writer and Neurodiversity Advocate Jonathan Mooney says that instead of people with learning differences being asked some variation on “What’s your problem?” multiple times a day, people should be asking, “What’s the school’s problem, the work place environment’s problem, the problem with a culture where normal is good and right and difference is deficient?”